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scrubby

adj
/ˈskɹʌbi/

Etymology

From scrub + -y.

  1. suffixed as scrubby — “scrub + y”

Definitions

  1. Covered with or consisting of scrub.

    • a scrubby landscape

  2. Inferior in size or quality.

    • scrubby crops
    • scrubby cattle
    • This sort of literary slop-work will not suffice for your walking in the roads of life to any good purpose. It is bad work. It is scrubby work.

  3. Diminutive of scrubber

    Diminutive of scrubber: a small scrubber for light washing tasks.

    • dish scrubby
    • shower scrubby
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. a loofah.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA